1. to put a bone out of its proper position at a joint
Usage: medical
2. to move something from its usual or proper place
3. to disrupt the normal arrangement or functioning of something

Examples

• The football player dislocated his shoulder during the tackle.
• She dislocated her knee in the skiing accident.
• The earthquake dislocated many families from their homes.
• Construction work will dislocate traffic patterns downtown.
• The new policy could dislocate the entire department.
• Heavy rains dislocated several train schedules.
• The doctor carefully relocated the dislocated joint.